BIblical Controversies and Discord

The Temptation of Jesus Christ – revised

Right after Jesus is baptized by John the Baptist, the gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke tell the story of Jesus being led into the wilderness for 40 days fasting and being tempted by Satan,

yet the gospel of John says nothing about 40 days ritual in the wilderness hanging out with the devil!

Lets compare the gospels that do include this story

Matthew 4:1-2

1Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.2And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.

Mark1:12

12And immediately the spirit driveth him into the wilderness.13And he was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted of Satan; and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered unto him.

Luke 4:1

1And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,2Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hungered.

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Why would the Spirit drive Jesus Christ into the wilderness to be tempted for 40 days?

What Spirit are we talking about?

Is fasting and temptation by the devil for 40 days a prerequisite for proof that Jesus Christ is righteous enough to be the Son of God?

I don’t believe this is true.

I think this fast and the temptations was included in the Synoptic Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke to deceive!

Luke DOES NOT include thatthe angels ministered unto him!Why not?

Wasn’t it written (in the gospel of Matthew and Mark)?

Did he not hear, nor see, and neither perceive what was written in the gospel of Matthew and Mark?

Mark does not include the three temptations that are in the gospels of Matthew and Luke!

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Matthew 4:3

3And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.4But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

Luke says this stone, Matthew says these stones!

Luke 4:3-4

3And the devil said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread.4And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God

Where in the bible is:

“IT is Written” that man shall not live by bread alone but in the gospel of Matthew for Luke and in the gospel of Luke for Matthew!

They only support each other……wow thats really mysterious

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Matthew 4:5-7

5Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,6And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.7Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God

This is referring to Psalm 91 but taken totally out of context and to whom it was written about!

Either Matthew is mixed up, or Luke is mixed up as to the order of temptations!

Were they there in the wilderness with Jesus Christ in his temptations?

No!

How would they know whether Jesus was tempted by the devil?

They didn’t even know Jesus Christ!

Luke 4:5-8

5And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.6And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it.7If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine.8And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

Obviously, Luke is referring to what the gospel of Matthew and the gospel of Mark say that Jesus Christ said to Peter, but this is not in the gospel of John!

Matthew 16:23
But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behindme, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.

Mark 8:33
But when he had turned about and looked on his disciples, he rebuked Peter, saying, Get thee behind me, Satan: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but the things that be of men.

Sounds like Obama’s leadership.

Leading from behind.

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Matthew 4:8-10

8Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;9And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.10Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

Either Matthew is mixed up, or Luke is mixed up as to the order of temptations!

Who is telling the truth? Matthew or Luke?

Were they in the wilderness with Jesus Christ?

We know that Luke did not know Jesus Christ but was a companion to Saul/Paul of Tarsus!

Was Matthew with Jesus Christ in the wilderness to know what the devil tempted, and in what order?

Luke 4:9-12

9And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on a pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence:10For it is written, He shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee:11And in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.12And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

About Me

Last year in the spring of 2009 I renewed my fascination with bible prophecy because of the events that did occur in a flurry that seemed to be fulfillments of prophecy. We are living in very interesting times. Since then, I have come to question what I thought I knew and have been trying to see through the mist of time what may have actually transpired in the days Jesus Christ walked on this earth and afterwards.

For as long as I can remember I always had heard that the bible was holy. I expected the truth on every page, but I have come to realize that the bible is not harmonious. It is important to question what we have been taught to believe and find out what is really true. Some things I may write may offend others, but take it or leave it.

The Synoptic Gospels are diametrical opposites to the Gospel of John! I believe the Synoptic Gospels purposefully buffet Jesus Christ and the truth. I think “the many” have corrupted the truth about God the Father, His Son Jesus Christ and his disciples to deceive the world. That’s why the world is in the mess it is in today.

I certainly don’t have the answers and, so far it seems, very few do. I hope this blog will be a place for like-minded people and “other weirdos”(LOL) to communicate their thoughts without fear and possibly learn from each other.

If you have read any of my articles I have a basic theme throughout most of my posts on my blogs and it is that the Synoptic (Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke), Acts and many other epistles are false! I believe they represent a false Messiah and a False Prophet! I believe I have proven beyond a reasonable doubt quite often that they contradict each other and are antithetical to the gospel of John. They promote a political agenda to control the people and quell the truth about Jesus and his message.I think the synoptic gospels were written by thieves of the true Word of God and his true apostles.

I believe these guys killed the true apostles, stole what they could from them, altered their messages, rewrote history to cover up their crime, in collusion with the the powers that be at the time to create their own version of Jesus and God.

The contradictions are pretty apparent if you compare the gospels to each other and read the bible critically. For many years, I didn’t study, but just read what other people thought and still kept running into a cement wall. I don’t think I have all the answers, yet nor do I think I will attain that ever in my lifetime. I write in my blogs as I am learning and hope it will help others that have also questioned the same things I question that is written about God and Jesus.

I don’t think it is healthy to accept what we have been fed for years as “the truth” I think it is healthier to question, study and discuss. I don’t think the ecclesiastic entity appreciates our freedom to question it’s authority on their interpretation of what is written in the bible but who said they have the right to quell our search for the truth? To them it is Apostacy,,,the falling away…. I say it is Apostacy from them, and falling away from them. They think they have the answers…..

I dont think they have the answers, so thats why I write my blogs. Enuf said on that!